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Woman's Hour

'Up Lit', Take Back ConTROLL, Women in US Politics, Tanya Moodie

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Uplifting stories about kindness and community are in vogue. Think bestsellers like Joanna Cannon's The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, Ruth Hogan's The Keeper of Lost Things and the massive hit of last year, Gail Honeyman's Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. Gail Honeyman and Libby Page, author of The Lido discuss.

Woman's Hour has brought together four women who've been abused online and is following their journey to take back conTROLL. Today we hear Charlotte's story. She's a barrister and 29 years old. In 2015 she found herself at the centre of a sexism row.

A record number of women in America are running for political office this year - 309 so far, a 90% increase on 2016. But after Hillary's defeat at the last election is America ready to elect more women and what needs to be done to make the possibility of a female President a reality?

Rasheeda Speaking is a dark comedy looking at racism in the workplace, white guilt and manipulation. Actor Tanya Moodie who plays the receptionist in a wealthy Chicago hospital joins Jane.

Presenter: Jane Garvey
Producer: Lucinda Montefiore
Editor: Karen Dalziel. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Gail Honeyman
Interviewed Guest:
Libby Page
Interviewed Guest:
Jennifer Palmieri
Interviewed Guest:
Alicia Glen
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Vohra
Interviewed Guest:
Tanya Moodie

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